At the Table: Building a Better Spice Trade with Sana Javeri Kadri
The founder of spice company Diaspora Co. shares her recipes for chai and for transforming our broken systems of agriculture and trade.
Whip up some Kadak Spicy Chai while learning about the history of the international spice industry at this virtual demonstration and talk with Sana Javeri Kadri, founder of direct trade spice company Diaspora Co. For centuries, the traditional trade in spices across the globe has prioritized volume and profits at the expense of taste. Diaspora Co.’s mission is to create change by bringing the best spices from small Indian farms directly to your kitchen while supporting sustainable agriculture — decolonizing a commodity back into a seasonal crop and transforming a broken system into an equal exchange. In this At the Table event, Kadri tells us about partnering with farmers to cultivate heirloom varieties and explains how equity is at the heart of her work.
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Sana Javeri Kadri is the founder of Diaspora Co., a direct trade spice company working towards a radically equitable, sustainable, and more delicious spice supply chain. Born and raised in Mumbai, India, she has over a decade of experience in every facet of the food industry and supply chain from farm worker, to line cook, to marketing consultant. Diaspora Co., founded in 2017, aims to set a new standard for what equity in our food system can look like. Kadri lives between Mumbai, India, and Oakland, California.
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